We proudly present the prizewinners of the 2017 Milliners & Hatters Open Competition FIRST PRIZE: 'In an English Country Garden' by Louise Clark Pictured are Louise Clark (right) and her first prize-winning hat, with Monica and Roger Snook [...]

The Bridport branch of Waitrose has donated £230 to Bridport Hat Festival charities thanks to its ‘Community Matters’ scheme. HatFest was one of three local causes chosen for the town centre supermarket’s August ‘green token’ collection box. The early-September festival [...]

Staff at Hays Travel in Bridport raised an amazing £500 for the Bridport Hat Festival charities by sitting two of their number in a paddling pool filled with baked beans for much of ‘Haturday’, September 2nd. Festival-goers inured to unusual [...]

Holly and Ivy Holly and Ivy, dressed in full 'Cowboy-and-Indian' style and pictured with their owners Steve and Ellie Ives, were joint winners of the Best Hatted Dog competition (judged and sponsored by Mark Dicker of Animal House). [...]

Sponsored by Stags Estate agents As usual it was a difficult decision but the judges shortlisted the following shopwindows: RSPCA Cancer Research YMCA Weldmar Hospicecare Trust East Street Lavender Blue and declared that the 2017 winner is :RSPCA Lorna [...]